if i told you i loved you (would you even care)

Chapter Nine

The various families of the Weasley children arrived at the Burrow at about the same time, all pulling up in their muggle cars one by one.

Albus was desperate to escape the family vehicle, seeing as the ride had been filled with taunts about his boyfriend.

He walked up to Rose and sighed. "Our family is going to be the death of me."

"No, your boyfriend is. One day, he's gonna suck your brain out through your dick."

"Okay, you're disgusting and vulgar. I can't bear to look at you. Go away."

Rose just laughed, however.

The two walked into the familiar house, the sounds of their family audible through the door.

Standing in the living room was not only all of their cousins who had already graduated Hogwarts, but a also very overwhelmed-looking Scorpius.

"I'm really sorry," Albus mouthed at him across the room.

"Save me," he mouthed back.

Albus laughed, and he and Rose walked to their best friend.

"Hey, Al!" said Teddy. "Sup, Rose?"

"We're bothering your boyfriend," laughed Victoire.

Albus turned to Scorpius. "When did you get here?" he asked.

"Couple minutes ago. I flooed over," replied Scorpius, who was looking more at ease.

"You do the thing?"

Scorpius nodded. "They said they already knew."

"Everyone's been telling me that today. It's weird."

"Well, Al, remember when you told me you were madly in love with him?" Rose asked. "I mean, I already knew that, but it wasn't realistic for you to be straight and have those feelings."

Everyone laughed, except for Albus, who blushed furiously. "When-I never-what are you talking about?" he asked.

"Yule Ball. James spiked the punch. Scorp was dancing with Alice Longbottom. You were drunk off your ass and started crying."

The laughter got louder, and Al's cheeks became impossibly redder.

"You're making this up!" he said, and the noise of his cousins' laughter filled the entire house.

Albus tried to hide his face behind his hands, but Scorp was laughing so much he was crying, and had to rest his head on Al's shoulder and wrap his arms around him for support, which prevented the completely embarrassed boy from hiding his shame.

Grandma Molly walked in eventually and shooed them outside, but that didn't stop them. In fact, it only encouraged them. By the time they did get outside, it started echoing, and they sounded like a pack of hyenas. Al had even started laughing, just because it was almost impossible not to.

Once they had finally-finally-calmed down, Lily turned to face Teddy and Vic, and gasped loudly.